Eleven-year-old Ellis discovers family secrets, makes new friends, and adjusts to his parents' recent divorce during a hijinks-filled summer helping his father open the world's first chocolate chip cookie store in 1976 Hollywood.

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods...

Not satsified with his green frosting and little hat, a cookie shaped like a dinosaur demands to be redecorated.

Presents step-by-step dessert recipes for teenagers who want to make sweets, with detailed instructions, preparation tips, cooking calculations, and ingredient advice on preparing cookies, cakes, pies, puddings, and special occasion treats.

Enhanced by more than one hundred full-color nineteenth-century images, collects eleven poems, twenty-one stories, thirteen carols, and fourteen recipes to celebrate the spirit and traditions of Christmas.

Shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly! Part craft, gardening, and cookbook, part home décor and entertaining guide, this book lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment. Welcome guests with candlelit lanterns, hand-stitched stockings, and cozy homemade wreaths. Trim your homegrown tree with shiny recycled tinsel, spicy dried citrus fruits, and wood-scented pinecones. Give heartfelt,...

From the award-winning baker and chef, proprietor of the La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles, and co-owner of L.A. Us Campanile (winner of the 2001 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant Award), comes this inspired collection of recipes that elevates the humble sandwich to a work of art. 14 photos.

Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam "ADROCK" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record...